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Tropical Storm Hone increases to Category 1 hurricane strength while approaching Hawaii
HONOLULU (AP) - Tropical Storm Hone increased to a Category 1 hurricane while continuing its steady approach toward Hawaii late Saturday, forecasters said. Hone (pronounced hoe-NEH) had top winds of 7...
Aug 26, 2024
2 separate bus crashes in Pakistan leave at least 36 people dead, officials say
ISLAMABAD (AP) - Two separate bus crashes hours apart in Pakistan on Sunday left at least 36 people dead and dozens more injured, officials said. The first happened when a bus carrying Shiite Muslim p...
Aug 26, 2024
Babe Ruth's 'called shot' jersey sells at auction for over $24 million
DALLAS (AP) - The jersey Babe Ruth wore when he called his shot during the 1932 World Series, hitting a home run to center field, sold at auction early Sunday for over $24 million. Heritage Auctions s...
Aug 26, 2024
Babe Ruth's 'called shot' jersey sells at auction for over $24 million
DALLAS (AP) - The jersey Babe Ruth wore when he called his shot during the 1932 World Series, hitting a home run to center field, sold at auction early Sunday for over $24 million. Heritage Auctions s...
Aug 26, 2024
Double Duty: For Danny Jansen, playing for both teams in same game is chance at baseball history
BOSTON (AP) - Boston Red Sox catcher Danny Jansen is enjoying his odd slice of baseball history as he prepares to become the first major league player to appear in the same game for both teams. Jansen...
Aug 26, 2024
Gunmen kill 23 passengers taken from vehicles in an attack in southwest Pakistan
QUETTA, Pakistan (AP) - Gunmen fatally shot 23 passengers after identifying them and taking them from buses, vehicles and trucks in one of the deadliest attacks in restive southwestern Pakistan, polic...
Aug 26, 2024
Israel and Hezbollah trade their most intense fire in months and then pull back
JERUSALEM (AP) - A round of high-level talks in Cairo meant to bring about a ceasefire and hostage deal to at least temporarily end the ten-month Israel-Hamas war in Gaza ended Sunday without a final ...
Aug 26, 2024
Russia unleashes massive drone and missile attack on Ukraine
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) - Russian forces unleashed a massive drone and missile barrage on Ukraine early Monday, targeting multiple regions across the country, the Ukrainian air force said. The attack, whic...
Aug 26, 2024
Alaska landslide kills 1 person and injures 3 in Ketchikan, authorities say
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) - One person was killed and three were injured by a landslide that prompted a mandatory evacuation in the Alaska city of Ketchikan, authorities said. Three people were transport...
Aug 26, 2024
Hone weakens to tropical storm while sweepng past Hawaii, dumping enough rain to ease wildfire fears
HONOLULU (AP) - Hone passed south of Hawaii and weakened from a hurricane to a tropical storm on Sunday, dumping so much rain that the National Weather Service called off its red flag warnings that st...
Aug 26, 2024